Wanting the 210/500 watt combo. Wondering what kind of trade I can get for two SVT 410he cabs & a SVT 7Pro ?? Would the PF 210 be the ext. cab for the RB 210 ?
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Ampeg Rocket Bass Combos
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They are actually a couple pounds heavier than the Rumbles. I have the 500 and it weighs 36 lbs.; RB210 is 39. The 210 extension cab I have weighs 39 lbs, b/c it's got those big metal grabs handles on each side, combo only strap handle on top
Came here to see these, as a person who had compared the Rumbles, BA's and Portaflexes in the past, prior finally decided that Ampeg is sound I'm after, and still a proud owner of the PF115HE and PF210HE cabs. Thanks for the weight comparison, BEADG63 and good job for conveying all of the dimensions, High Camp!!!
Trades are crap now due to COVID but the PF-210 would work great as an extension for the RB210 since it is 8 ohms and is styled like it.
One thing I noticed is the RB110 doesn't have a volume level for AUX in like my BA110. That amp has been working more as a floor monitor than as an amp lately. It's actually a decent floor monitor.
Ya man, there were certain gigs I could pull off with just it as my house bass sound. It's not bad at all if you know its limitations.
Wouldn't the AUX device have a volume level on it which affects the volume coming through the speaker or headphones?
For the RB-115, I'm assuming it's 200w when an extension cab is connected? Does anyone know what the wattage is with just the internal speaker? For example, the Rumble 200 is 140w by itself and 200w with an extension cab.
I’m so stoked for these!! I’ve had a B50R for years. Over 2 decades now almost. And it still sounds amazing. If these sound anything like mine does, I’ll hopefully be getting one. Big fan of these amps.
I would hope the full 200w with the cab alone. But who knows...the manual is not out yet.
With two cabs it looks like 100w for each cab based on the info from the Ampeg website:
Extension speaker output (8 ohms) = 100w
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The RB-210 might be just what I'm looking for and the price seems pretty good compared to other 500 watt amps.
This is one of those times I'm definitely going to bring one of my L2000s to the store to see what's what.
This is one of those times I'm definitely going to bring one of my L2000s to the store to see what's what.
I wish all manufactures would publish power ratings at both 8 and 4 ohms. With the RB-210, you know you're getting gigging power without an extension. I myself like the RB-112 as all 100w go into the internal speaker.
That would require a decent sound guy which none are to be found at my gigs. Just singers moonlighting as a sound engineer. They would much prefer to send me a signal and not worry about the volume.
Yamaha is known to be pretty tight on the QC end of things. Should not be a problem I would think. I owned both the PF500 and 800 and never had an issue with either. Always made sure to match them to a proper load.
It sounds like the RB-210 has the full 500 watts in the combo as it should be. I think its misleading for a company to advertise an amp as having say a '300 watt' power rating for instance and then in the fine print it says 'with an extension cab' you get the full output - fender hartke peevey they have all done that doesn't seem right to me . . . .
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I was glad to see the front grill comes off; there is a tab in the lower right corner for pulling it off. Pretty important if you plan on recording one of these in a home studio. The picture is my Rumble 100 which shows where I put the Shure SM57 on a 12 inch speaker. If the front of the new Rockets weren't removable, that would have been a deal breaker for me. I think a Rocket would look pretty awesome sitting next to my Rumbles; not for comparison, but for versatility. Ampeg and Fender hang out together all the time in the real world, on stage and in the studio.
REALLY like the cosmetics of these combos.
Want to hear em'.
I thought the early B50 and B100 combos were the best combos Ampeg ever produced.
I just hope Yamaha/Ampeg isn't just loading an amp in to a PF cabinet.
The PF115HE cab I had, had to be rebuilt by me cause it rattled at all volume levels to a point it was useless on a live gig.
Want to hear em'.
I thought the early B50 and B100 combos were the best combos Ampeg ever produced.
I just hope Yamaha/Ampeg isn't just loading an amp in to a PF cabinet.
The PF115HE cab I had, had to be rebuilt by me cause it rattled at all volume levels to a point it was useless on a live gig.
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I maybe wrong, but from the way I'm understanding the write-up for the 210 on Ampeg's web-site it provides 250 watts to a external 8 ohm cabinet, so I'd say, it's 250 watts to it's internal drivers and 500 with a 8 ohm external cab plugged in.
https://ampeg.com/data/6/0a020a41a2a66061f8c6749ba/application/pdf/Quick Start Guide - English .pdf
Don't wrap yourself up into the "W" it doesn't matter as much as the efficiency of the cabinet.
I hope that Ampeg/Yamaha know to squeeze as much as they can out of the internal driver and not to rely on adding another to get the performance out. Otherwise they are going down the rabbit hole of confusion.
